This is a list of the Catholic dioceses in Europe, i.e.
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
s of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
. In Europe, there are a large number of dioceses principally centred in the countries of Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, and Poland. Italy has the largest number of dioceses per capita of any country, although Brazil has more in total.
An ''
episcopal conference
An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to ...
'', or ''bishops' conference'', is an official assembly of all the bishops in a defined geographic territory, usually a single country. Andorra and San Marino are part of neighboring foreign dioceses, and so are covered by the Spanish and Italian conferences, respectively. A single conference covers the five
nordic countries, and dioceses in Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Monaco are not part of any episcopal conference. In the British Isles, one conference covers the whole of Ireland, a second covers England and Wales (and the
crown dependencies), and a third conference covers Scotland.
Dioceses are usually organized into ''
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
s'' headed by the archbishop seated in the designated metropolitan archdiocese. Bishops and dioceses subordinated to the metropolitan archbishop are called suffragans. However, not all archbishops are metropolitans. Sometimes an archdiocesan see is suffragan to a metropolitan archbishop, but retains its rank for historical reasons. Some dioceses and archdioceses are not suffragan to a metropolitan see, but are directly subject to the
Holy See
The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...
in Rome.
List of Dioceses
This list is organized (when applicable) by episcopal conference and ecclesiastical province.
Latin Church
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dioceses are listed in regular font.
Eastern Catholic
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dioceses are listed in italics, only when suffragan to a Latin jurisdiction. Dioceses of ''
sui iuris''
Eastern Catholic Churches are not listed.
; Ecclesiastical province
*Metropolitan archdiocese
**Suffragan dioceses (Latin Church)
**''Suffragan dioceses (Eastern Catholic)''
Episcopal Conference of Albania
; Ecclesiastical Province of Shkodër-Pult
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Archdiocese of Shkodër-Pult
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Diocese of Lezhë
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Diocese of Sapë
; Ecclesiastical Province of Tiranë-Durrës
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Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës
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Diocese of Rrëshen
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Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania
The Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania ( sq, Administratura Apostolike e Shqiperisë së Jugut, la, Administratio Apostolica Albaniae Meridionalis, it, Albania Meridionale) is an apostolic administration of the Catholic Church in Alb ...
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Episcopal Conference of Austria
; Ecclesiastical Province of Salzburg
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Archdiocese of Salzburg
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg ( la, Archidioecesis Salisburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria. The archdiocese is one of two Austrian archdioceses, serving alongside the Archdiocese ...
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Diocese of Feldkirch
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Diocese of Graz-Seckau
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Graz-Seckau ( la, Dioecesis Seccoviensis, german: Diözese Graz-Seckau) is a diocese comprising the Austrian state of Styria. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg.
History
The See of Seckau was f ...
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Diocese of Gurk
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt (german: Diözese Gurk-Klagenfurt, sl, Krška škofija) is a Catholic diocese covering the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg. Though named after Gur ...
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Diocese of Innsbruck
; Ecclesiastical Province of Wien
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Archdiocese of Wien
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna ( la, Archidioecesis Viennensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Austria. It was erected as the Diocese of Vienna on 18 January 1469 out of the Diocese of Passau, and elevated to an archdioc ...
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Diocese of Eisenstadt
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Diocese of Linz
The Diocese of Linz ( la, Dioecesis Linciensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria.
History
Early history
In the early Middle Ages the greater part of the territory of the present Diocese of Linz was subject to the bishops of ...
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Diocese of Sankt Pölten
; Immediately subject to the Holy See
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Military Ordinariate of Austria
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Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau
Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is a Cistercian territorial abbey and cathedral located at Mehrerau on the outskirts of Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is directly subordinate to the Holy See and thus forms no part of the Cath ...
Episcopal Conference of Belarus
; Ecclesiastical Province of Minsk-Mohilev
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Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Hrodna
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Diocese of Pinsk
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Diocese of Vitebsk
Episcopal Conference of Belgium
; Ecclesiastical Province of Mechelen-Brussels
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Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Antwerp
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Diocese of Bruges
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Diocese of Ghent
The Diocese of Ghent (Latin: ''Dioecesis Gandavensis'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel ...
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Diocese of Hasselt
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Diocese of Liège
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Namur
The Diocese of Namur is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province in the metropolita ...
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Diocese of Tournai
The Diocese of Tournai is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Noyon & Tournai, which had existed since the 7th Century. It is ...
Episcopal Conference of Bosnia
; Ecclesiastical Province of Sarajevo
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Archdiocese of Vrhbosna
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Diocese of Banja Luka
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Diocese of Mostar Duvno
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Diocese of Skopje
Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria
; Immediately subject to the Holy See
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Diocese of Nicopoli
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Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv
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Apostolic Exarchate of Sophia''
Episcopal Conference of Croatia
; Ecclesiastical Province of Rijeka
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Archdiocese of Rijeka
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Diocese of Gospić–Senj
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Diocese of Krk
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Diocese of Poreč i Pula
; Ecclesiastical Province of Sirmio
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Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Požega
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Diocese of Srijem (in Serbia)
; Ecclesiastical Province of Split-Makarska
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Archdiocese of Split-Makarska
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Diocese of Dubrovnik
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Diocese of Hvar
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Diocese of Kotor (in Montenegro)
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Diocese of Šibenik
; Ecclesiastical Province of Zagreb
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Archdiocese of Zagreb
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb ( hr, Zagrebačka nadbiskupija, la, Archidioecesis Zagrebiensis) is the central archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Croatia, centered in the capital city Zagreb. It is the metropolitan see of Croatia, an ...
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Eparchy of Križevci
Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...
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Diocese of Varaždin
Episcopal Conference of the Czech Republic
; Ecclesiastical province of Bohemia
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Archdiocese of Prague
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague (Praha) ( cs, Arcidiecéze pražská, la, Archidioecesis Pragensis) is a Metropolitan Catholic archdiocese of the Latin Rite in Bohemia, in the Czech Republic.
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. Vit ...
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Diocese of České Budějovice
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Diocese of Hradec Králové
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Diocese of Litoměřice
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Diocese of Plzeň
; Ecclesiastical province of Moravia (
Archbishopric of Moravia)
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Archdiocese of Olomouc
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc ( cs, Arcidiecéze olomoucká, la, Archidioecesis Olomucensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. It has its seat in Olomouc.
Special churches
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Diocese of Brno
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Diocese of Ostrava-Opava
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava ( la, Ostravien(sis)-Opavien(sis) ) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Olomouc in Moravskoslezský kraj, Moravia, in the Czech Republic.
The cathedral epi ...
Episcopal Conference of England and Wales
; Ecclesiastical province of Birmingham
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Archdiocese of Birmingham
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Diocese of Clifton
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton is a Roman Catholic diocese centred at the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Clifton, England.
The diocese covers the City and County of Bristol and the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire, ...
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Diocese of Shrewsbury
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Province of Birmingham which encompasses the pre-1974 counties of Shropshire and Cheshire in the North West and West Midlands of England.
The diocese includes rural ar ...
; Ecclesiastical province of Cardiff
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Archdiocese of Cardiff
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff ( la, Archidioecesis Cardiffensis; cy, Archesgobaeth Caerdydd) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church which covers the south-east portion of Wales and the county of Herefordshire in ...
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Diocese of Menevia
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Diocese of Wrexham
The Diocese of Wrexham, is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Wales. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff.
History
The diocese was erect ...
; Ecclesiastical province of Liverpool
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Archdiocese of Liverpool
The Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool ( la, Archidioecesis Liverpolitana) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church that covers the Isle of Man and part of North West England. The episcopal see is Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. The archdiocese ...
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Diocese of Hallam
The Diocese of Hallam is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese comprises the whole of the City of Sheffield, and the surrounding towns of Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield, ...
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Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, centred on St Mary's Cathedral in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. The diocese is one of the six suffragan sees in the ecclesiastic ...
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Diocese of Lancaster
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese centred on Lancaster Cathedral in the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.
History
The diocese was erected in 1924, taking areas and parishes from the Archd ...
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Diocese of Leeds
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Diocese of Middlesbrough
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese based in Middlesbrough, England and is part of the province of Liverpool. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley which ...
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Diocese of Salford
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford is centred on the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England.
The diocese was founded in 1852 as one of the first post-Reformation Catholic dioceses in Great Britain. Since 1911 it has formed part of th ...
; Ecclesiastical province of Southwark
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Archdiocese of Southwark
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Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
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Diocese of Plymouth
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Diocese of Portsmouth
; Ecclesiastical province of Westminster
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Archdiocese of Westminster
The Catholic Diocese of Westminster is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese consists of most of London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea, the borough of Spelthorne (in Surrey), and th ...
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Diocese of Brentwood
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Diocese of East Anglia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church covering the counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Peterborough in eastern England. The diocese makes up part of the Catholic As ...
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Diocese of Northampton
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Diocese of Nottingham
Episcopal Conference of France
; Ecclesiastical Province of Besançon
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon
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Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard
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Diocese of Nancy
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Diocese of Saint-Claude
The Diocese of Saint-Claude (Latin: ''Dioecesis Sancti Claudii''; French: ''Diocèse de Saint-Claude'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese corresponds in territory to the '' depar ...
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Diocese of Saint-Dié
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Verdun
The Diocese of Verdun ( la, Dioecesis Virodunensis; french: Diocèse de Verdun) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Bordeaux
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bordeaux
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Diocese of Agen
The Diocese of Agen (Latin: ''Dioecesis Agennensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Agen'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.
The Diocese of Agen comprises the ''département'' of Lot-et-Garonne, in t ...
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Diocese of Aire
The Diocese of Aire and Dax (Latin'':'' ''Dioecesis Adurensis et Aquae Augustae''; French: ''Diocèse d'Aire et Dax'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It comprises the ''département'' o ...
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Diocese of Bayonne
The Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron, commonly Diocese of Bayonne, (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baionensis, Lascurrensis et Oloronensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron''; Basque: ''Baionako, Leskarreko eta Oloroeko elizbarrutia'') ...
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Diocese of Périgueux
; Ecclesiastical Province of Clermont
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Clermont
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Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay
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Diocese of Moulins
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moulins (Latin: ''Dioecesis Molinensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Moulins'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in the city of Moulins. The diocese compr ...
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Diocese of Saint-Flour
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Flour (Latin: ''Dioecesis Sancti Flori''; French: ''Diocèse de Saint-Flour'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Cantal. Erected in ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Dijon
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dijon
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Archdiocese of Sens
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens and Auxerre (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Senonensis et Antissiodorensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Sens et Auxerre'') is a Latin Rite Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese compri ...
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Diocese of Autun
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Augustodunensis (–Cabillonensis–Matisconensis–Cluniacensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Autun (–Chalon-sur-Saône–Mâcon–Cluny)''), more simpl ...
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Diocese of Nevers
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Territorial prelature
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In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...
of the
Mission de France at
Pontigny
Pontigny () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Sight
Its principal distinction is as the home of Pontigny Abbey.
See also
*Communes of the Yonne department
The following is a list of t ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Lille
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lille
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Archdiocese of Cambrai
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Diocese of Arras
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Atrebatensis (–Bononiena–Audomarensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer)'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church i ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Lyon
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon
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Archdiocese of Chambéry
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
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Diocese of Annecy
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Diocese of Belley-Ars
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Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne
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Diocese of Saint-Étienne
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Diocese of Valence =
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.
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Diocese of Viviers
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viviers ( la, Dioecesis Vivariensis; french: Diocèse de Viviers ) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 4th century, the diocese was restored in the Concordat of 1822 ...
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Ardèche
; Ecclesiastical Province of Marseille
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Marseille
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Archdiocese of Aix
The Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Aquensis in Gallia et Arelatensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Aix-en-Provence et Arles''; Occitan Provençal: ''Archidiocèsi de Ais de Provença e Arle'' or ''Archidioucè ...
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Archdiocese of Avignon
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Avenionensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Avignon'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese exercises jurisdiction over the te ...
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Diocese of Ajaccio
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Diocese of Digne
The Diocese of Digne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Diniensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Digne'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 4th century as the Diocese of Digne, the diocese has been ...
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Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
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Diocese of Gap
The Diocese of Gap and Embrun (Latin: ''Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of South ...
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Diocese of Nice
; Ecclesiastical Province of Montpellier
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montpellier
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Diocese of Carcassonne
The Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese co ...
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Diocese of Mende
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende (Latin: ''Dioecoesis Mimatensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Mende'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese covers the department of Lozère.
The diocese was already in ...
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Diocese of Nîmes
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Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan–Elne (Latin: ''Dioecesis Elnensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Perpignan–Elne''; Catalan: ''Bisbat de Perpinyà–Elna'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France.
; Ecclesiastical Province of Paris
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris
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Diocese of Créteil
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
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Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes
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Diocese of Meaux
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Diocese of Nanterre
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre (Latin: ''Dioecesis Nemptodurensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Nanterre'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966, the diocese was split off from the Diocese ...
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Diocese of Pontoise
The Diocese of Pontoise (Latin: ''Dioecesis Pontisarensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Pontoise'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966, the Diocese of Pontoise was split off from th ...
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Diocese of Saint-Denis
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Diocese of Versailles
; Ecclesiastical Province of Poitiers
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poitiers
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Diocese of Angoulême
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
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Diocese of La Rochelle
The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes ( la, Dioecesis Rupellensis et Santonensis; french: Diocèse de La Rochelle et Saintes) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the département ...
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Diocese of Limoges
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges (Latin: ''Dioecesis Lemovicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Limoges'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the '' départments'' of Haute-Vienne and Cr ...
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Diocese of Tulle
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle (Latin: ''Dioecesis Tutelensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Tulle'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tulle, France. The diocese of Tulle comprises the whole ''département'' of Corrèze.
The Abbey of Tulle was foun ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Reims
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Archdiocese of Reims
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Diocese of Amiens
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens (Latin: ''Dioecesis Ambianensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Amiens'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Somme, of which the city of Amie ...
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Diocese of Beauvais
The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis ( la, Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; french: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The di ...
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Diocese of Châlons
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
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Diocese of Langres
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres (Latin: ''Dioecesis Lingonensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Langres'') is a Roman Catholic diocese comprising the ''département'' of Haute-Marne in France.
The diocese is now a suffragan in ecclesiastical pr ...
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Diocese of Soissons
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin (Latin: ''Dioecesis Suessionensis, Laudunensis et Sanquintinensis''; French language, French: ''Diocèse de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the R ...
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Diocese of Troyes
The Diocese of Troyes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Trecensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Troyes'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Troyes, France. The diocese now comprises the ''département'' of Aube. Erected ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Rennes
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rennes
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Diocese of Angers
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers (Latin: ''Dioecesis Andegavensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Angers'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of Anger ...
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Diocese of Laval
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Diocese of Le Mans
The Catholic Diocese of Le Mans (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cenomanensis''; French: ''Diocèse du Mans'') is a Catholic diocese of France. The diocese is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo but had previously been suffragan ...
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Diocese of Luçon
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
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Diocese of Nantes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes ( la, Dioecesis Nannetensis; french: Diocèse de Nantes; br, Eskopti Naoned) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire-At ...
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Diocese of Quimper
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Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Brieuc and Tréguier (Latin: ''Dioecesis Briocensis et Trecorensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Saint-Brieuc et Tréguier''; br, Eskopti Sant-Brieg ha Landreger) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholi ...
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Diocese of Vannes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Venetensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Vannes'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France.
Erected in the 5th century, the Episcopal see is Vannes Cathedral in t ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Rouen
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rouen
**
Diocese of Bayeux
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of Calvados and is ...
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Diocese of Coutances
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances (–Avranches) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Constantiensis (–Abrincensis)''; French: ''Diocèse de Coutances (–Avranches)'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Its mother church is the Cathed ...
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Diocese of Évreux
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Diocese of Le Havre
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Diocese of Sées
; Ecclesiastical Province of Toulouse
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toulouse
**
Archdiocese of Albi
**
Archdiocese of Auch
The Archdiocese of Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Auxitana-Condomiensis-Lectoriensis-Lomberiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse d'Auch-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez''), more commonly known as the Archdiocese of Auch, is a Latin Church ...
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Diocese of Cahors
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cahors (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cadurcensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Cahors'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the whole of the department of Lot.
In the begi ...
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Diocese of Montauban
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Diocese of Pamiers
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pamiers, Couserans, and Mirepoix (Latin: ''Dioecesis Apamiensis, Couseranensis, et Mirapicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Pamiers, Mirepoix, et Couserans'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church i ...
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Diocese of Rodez
**
Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Tarbiensis et Lourdensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Tarbes et Lourdes'') is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese in France. Until 2002 Tarbes was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Tours
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tours
**
Archdiocese of Bourges
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Bituricensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bourges'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comprises the departements of Che ...
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Diocese of Blois
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Blois (Latin: ''Dioecesis Blesensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Blois'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese lies in western France, and encompasses the department of Loi ...
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Diocese of Chartres
The Diocese of Chartres (Latin: ''Dioecesis Carnutensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Chartres'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.
The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of th ...
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Diocese of Orléans
;Immediately subject to the Holy See
*
Diocese of Metz
The Diocese of Metz ( la, Dioecesis Metensis; french: Diocèse de Metz) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. In the Middle Ages it was a prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, a ''de facto ...
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Archdiocese of Strasbourg
The Archdiocese of Strasbourg ( la, Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis; french: Archidiocèse de Strasbourg; german: Erzbistum Straßburg; gsw-FR, Ärzbischofsìtz Strossburi(g)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archd ...
Episcopal Conference of Germany
; Ecclesiastical province of Bamburg
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Archdiocese of Bamberg
The Archdiocese of Bamberg (lat. ''Archidioecesis Bambergensis'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria and is one of 27 Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany. In 2015, 32.9% of the population identified as Catholic, and 15.6% of tho ...
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Diocese of Eichstätt
**
Diocese of Speyer
The Diocese of Speyer (lat. Dioecesis Spirensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in the South of the Rhineland-Palatinate and comprises also the Saarpfalz district in the east of the Saarland. The bishop's ...
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Diocese of Würzburg
; Ecclesiastical province of Berlin
*
Archdiocese of Berlin
The Archdiocese of Berlin is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The archepiscopal see is in Berlin, with the archdiocese's territory extending over Northeast Germany.
As of 2004, the archd ...
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Diocese of Dresden-Meissen
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Diocese of Görlitz
; Ecclesiastical province of Hamburg
*
Archdiocese of Hamburg
The Archdiocese of Hamburg (Lat. ''Archidioecesis Hamburgensis''; Ger. Erzbistum Hamburg) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the north of Germany and covers the Federal States of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein as well as ...
**
Diocese of Hildesheim
The Diocese of Hildesheim (Latin: ''Dioecesis Hildesiensis'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. Founded in 815 as a missionary diocese by King Louis the Pious, his son Louis the German appointed the famous former archbishop of Rheim ...
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Diocese of Osnabrück
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
; Middle German ecclesiastical province
(aka Ecclesiastical province of Paderborn)
*
Archdiocese of Paderborn
The Archdiocese of Paderborn is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn.[Diocese of Erfurt
** ]Diocese of Fulda
The Diocese of Fulda (Latin ''Dioecesis Fuldensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in the north of the German state of Hessen. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The bishop's seat is in Fulda Cathedral.
History
The histo ...
** Diocese of Magdeburg
The Diocese of Magdeburg is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, located in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Its seat is Magdeburg; it is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
The Diocese was erected out of Paderborn terr ...
; Ecclesiastical province of Munich and Freising
* Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising (german: Erzbistum München und Freising, la, Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria, Germany.
** Diocese of Augsburg
Diocese of Augsburg is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich.[Diocese of Passau
The Diocese of Passau is a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany that is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.][Diocese of Regensburg
The Diocese of Regensburg ( la, Dioecesis Ratisbonensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory seated in Regensburg, Germany. Its district covers parts of northeastern Bavaria; it is subordinate to the archbishop of Munich and Freising. ...]
; Rhenish ecclesiastical province
(aka Ecclesiastical province of Cologne)
* Archdiocese of Cologne
The Archdiocese of Cologne ( la, Archidioecesis Coloniensis; german: Erzbistum Köln) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.
History
The Electorate of Cologn ...
** Diocese of Aachen
The Diocese of Aachen is one of 27 dioceses in Germany and one of the six dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cologne. The incumbent bishop is Helmut Dieser, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 23 September 2016. The bishop's seat is Aach ...
** Diocese of Essen
** Diocese of Limburg
The Diocese of Limburg (Latin: ''Dioecesis Limburgensis'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Cologne, with metropolitan see being the Archdiocese of Cologne.
Its territory encompasses ...
** Diocese of Münster
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
** Diocese of Trier
The Diocese of Trier, in English historically also known as ''Treves'' (IPA "tɾivz") from French ''Trèves'', is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany.[Archdiocese of Freiburg
The Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau (Latin ''Archidioecesis Friburgensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in Baden-Württemberg comprising the former states of Baden and Hohenzollern. The Archdiocese of Freiburg is led by an archbishop, who als ...]
** Diocese of Mainz
The Diocese of Mainz, historically known in English as ''Mentz'' as well as by its French name ''Mayence'', is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It was founded in 304, promoted in 780 to Metrop ...
** Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
Episcopal Conference of Greece
; Ecclesiastical Province of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
* Archdiocese of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia
; Ecclesiastical Province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos
* Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
** Diocese of Chios
** Diocese of Crete
** Diocese of Santorini
** Diocese of Syros e Milos
Episcopal Conference of Hungary
; Ecclesiastical Province of Eger
* Archdiocese of Eger
** Diocese of Debrecen–Nyíregyháza
**Diocese of Vác
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Esztergom-Budapest
*Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
**Diocese of Győr
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
** Diocese of Hajdúdorog
** Diocese of Székesfehérvár
; Ecclesiastical Province of Kalocsa-Kecskemét
*Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. ...
**Diocese of Pécs
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
**Diocese of Szeged–Csanád
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Veszprém
* Archdiocese of Veszprém
** Diocese of Kaposvár
**Diocese of Szombathely
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Szombathely ( la, Dioecesis Sabariensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Veszprém in Hungary.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Szombathely Cathedral ( hu, Sarlós ...
Episcopal Conference of Ireland
; Ecclesiastical province of Armagh
* Archdiocese of Armagh
** Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
** Diocese of Clogher
** Diocese of Derry
**Diocese of Down and Connor
The Diocese of Down and Connor, ( ga, Deoise an Dúin agus Chonaire) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the me ...
** Diocese of Dromore
** Diocese of Kilmore
**Diocese of Meath
The Diocese of Meath ( ga, Deoise na Mí) is an Irish diocese which took its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it still exists as a separate diocese, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other ...
** Diocese of Raphoe
; Ecclesiastical province of Cashel
* Archdiocese of Cashel
** Diocese of Cloyne
**Diocese of Cork and Ross
The Diocese of Cork and Ross ( ga, Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.
The cathedral church of the diocese is Cathedral ...
** Diocese of Kerry
**Diocese of Killaloe
The Diocese of Killaloe ( ) may refer either to a Roman Catholic or a Church of Ireland (Anglican) diocese, in Ireland.
Roman Catholic diocese
The Diocese of Killaloe is the second largest Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland.
It comprises the ...
** Diocese of Limerick
** Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
; Ecclesiastical province of Dublin
* Archdiocese of Dublin
** Diocese of Ferns
**Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin (; ga, Deoise Chill Dara agus Leithghlinn) is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Ireland. It is one of three suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin and is subject to the ...
**Diocese of Ossory
The Bishop of Ossory () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been ...
; Ecclesiastical province of Tuam
* Archdiocese of Tuam
** Diocese of Achonry
** Diocese of Clonfert
**Diocese of Elphin
The Diocese of Elphin () was established following the Synod of Rathbreasail in the year 1118. In that year the see for east Connacht was moved from Roscommon. Elphin was the traditional site of a monastic house established by St Patrick , althou ...
** Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora
** Diocese of Killala
Episcopal Conference of Italy
; Ecclesiastical Province of Agrigento
*Archdiocese of Agrigento
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento ( la, Archidioecesis Agrigentina), in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000.
** Diocese of Caltanissetta
** Diocese of Piazza Armerina
; Ecclesiastical Province of Ancona-Osimo
*Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
**Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica
The Italian Catholic diocese of Fabriano-Matelica ( la, Dioecesis Fabrianensis-Mathelicensis) in the Marche has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.
History
The history of Fabriano is clo ...
** Diocese of Jesi
**Diocese of Senigallia
The Diocese of Senigallia ( la, Dioecesis Senogalliensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, Italy. It has existed since the sixth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.
** Territorial Prelature of Loreto
; Ecclesiastical Province of Bari-Bitonto
*Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto ( la, Archidioecesis Barensis-Bituntina) is Metropolitan Latin rite archbishopric in the administrative Bari province, Puglia (Apulia) region, southeastern Italy (the 'Heel'), created in 1986, when ...
**Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie ( la, Archidioecesis Tranensis-Barolensis-Vigiliensis (-Nazarensis)) is a Latin rite archbishopric in the administrative province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in the southeastern Italian regi ...
** Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti
**Diocese of Andria
The Italian Catholic diocese of Andria is in Apulia, seated at Andria Cathedral which is built over a church dedicated to St. Peter, about ten miles southwest of Trani. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. The diocese has 39 par ...
** Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli
** Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi
; Ecclesiastical Province of Benevento
*Archdiocese of Benevento
The Italian Catholic metropolitan Archdiocese of Benevento ( la, Archidioecesis Beneventana) has a long history; it now has five suffragan dioceses: the diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, the diocese of Avellino, the diocese of Cerreto Sannita- ...
** Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia
**Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
**Diocese of Avellino
The Catholic Diocese of Avellino ( la, Dioecesis Abellinensis) is in the territory of the Irpini, some 55 km (30 mi) east of Naples and 23 km (14 mi) south of Benevento, in the modern Republic of Italy. It is suffragan to the ...
** Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti
**Territorial Abbey of Montevergine
The Territorial Abbey of Montevergine ( la, Territorialis Abbatia Montisvirginis) is a Roman Catholic territorial abbey located in the commune of Montevergine in the ecclesiastical province of Benevento in Italy.
About 1120 William of Vercell ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Bologna
*Archdiocese of Bologna
The Archdiocese of Bologna is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Italy. The cathedra is in the cathedral church of San Pietro, Bologna. The current archbishop is Cardinal Matteo Zup ...
**Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio ( la, Archidioecesis Ferrariensis-Comaclensis) has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Comacchio was combined with the historical archdiocese of Ferrara. It is a suffragan of the archdioces ...
**Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana
The Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana ( la, Dioecesis Faventina-Mutilensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy.
**Diocese of Imola
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Imola ( la, Diocesis Imolensis) is a territory in Romagna, northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bologna.
; Ecclesiastical Province of Campobasso-Boiano
*Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano ( la, Archidioecesis Campobassensis-Boianensis) became an archdiocese in 1973 and a metropolitan see in 1976. The historical diocese of Boiano was renamed diocese of Boiano-Campobasso in 19 ...
** Diocese of Isernia-Venafro
** Diocese of Termoli-Larino
** Diocese of Trivento
; Ecclesiastical Province of Cagliari
*Archdiocese of Cagliari
The Archdiocese of Cagliari ( la, Archidioecesis Calaritana) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese centred on the city of Cagliari. It holds the Primacy of Sardinia.[Diocese of Iglesias
** Diocese of Lanusei
** Diocese of Nuoro
; Ecclesiastical Province of Catanzaro-Squillace
*]Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace ( la, Archidioecesis Catacensis-Squillacensis) in Calabria, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Archdiocese of Catanzaro became a metropolitan see, and was combined ...
**Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina
The Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina ( la, Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria in southern Italy, created in 1986 when it was combined with the Diocese of Santa Severina.Wiki ...
** Diocese of Lamezia Terme
; Ecclesiastical Province of Catania
*Archdiocese of Catania
The Archdiocese of Catania ( la, Archidioecesis Catanensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic territory in Sicily, southern Italy, with its seat in Catania. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1859, and became a metropolitan see in 2000. Its suff ...
**Diocese of Acireale
The Italian Catholic diocese of Acireale ( la, Dioecesis Iaciensis) is in Sicily. It has existed since 1844. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Catania.
Bishops
* Gerlando Maria Genuardi (1872–1907)
* Giovanni Battista Arista (1907–19 ...
** Diocese of Caltagirone
; Ecclesiastical Province of Chieti-Vasto
* Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto
** Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona
; Ecclesiastical Province of Cosenza-Bisignano
* Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano
**Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Rossano–Cariati ( la, Archidioecesis Rossanensis-Cariatensis) in Calabria has existed since 597, beginning as the Diocese of Rossano. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano.
** Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio
**Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea
The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, in Cosenza, Calabria, has existed as the diocese of San Marco since at least 1171, when the name of Bishop Ruben appears in a document. It is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cosenz ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Fermo
* Archdiocese of Fermo
**Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche
The Italian Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche ( la, Archidioecesis Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory, seated in Camerino, a city in the Province of Macerata, in the central Italian March ...
** Diocese of Ascoli Piceno
** Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia
** Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto
; Ecclesiastical Province of Florence
*Archdiocese of Florence
The Archdiocese of Florence ( la, Archidioecesis Florentina) is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy.
**Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro
The Italian Catholic diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro has existed since 1986. In that year the historic diocese of Arezzo was combined with the diocese of Cortona and the diocese of Sansepolcro, the enlarged diocese being suffragan of the a ...
** Diocese of Fiesole
**Diocese of Pistoia
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Pistoia ( la, Dioecesis Pistoriensis) is located in the Province of Florence. It has existed since the third century. From 1653 to 1954, the historic diocese was the diocese of Pistoia and Prato. The Diocese of Pra ...
** Diocese of Prato
** Diocese of San Miniato
; Ecclesiastical Province of Foggia-Bovino
* Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino
** Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo
** Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano
** Diocese of Lucera-Troia
**Diocese of San Severo
The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Severo ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Severi) is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino.
History
The diocese of San Severo was established on 9 March 1580 by Pope Gregory XIII, with the bull " ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Genoa
* Archdiocese of Genoa
** Diocese of Albenga-Imperia
**Diocese of Chiavari
The Diocese of Chiavari ( la, Dioecesis Clavarensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy. It was created on 3 December 1892 by Pope Leo XIII in the Bull ''Romani Pontifices''. It is a suffragan of the Archdioc ...
**Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
The Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato ( la, Dioecesis Spediensis-Sarzanensis-Brugnatensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy, created in 1929. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Genoa.
The historic ...
**Diocese of Savona-Noli
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Savona-Noli ( la, Dioecesis Savonensis-Naulensis) in northern Italy, was historically the Diocese of Savona, from the tenth century. In 1820 the Diocese of Noli was united to the Diocese of Savona. It is a suffr ...
** Diocese of Tortona
** Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo
; Ecclesiastical Province of Gorizia
*Archdiocese of Gorizia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gorizia ( la, Archidioecesis Goritiensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Italy. The archiepiscopal see of Gorizia ( Friulian: ''Gurizza/Gurizze''; german: Görz; sl, Gorica) wa ...
**Diocese of Trieste
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of L'Aquila
* Archdiocese of L'Aquila
** Diocese of Avezzano
**Diocese of Sulmona-Valva
The Diocese of Sulmona-Valva ( la, Dioecesis Sulmonensis-Valvensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of L'Aquila. The diocese was created in 1818 when the Dioc ...
; Ecclesiastical Province of Lecce
*Archdiocese of Lecce
The Archdiocese of Lecce ( la, Archidioecesis Lyciensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, southern Italy. The diocese has existed since the 11th century. On 28 September 1960, in the bull ...
**Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium ( la, Archidioecesis Brundusina-Ostunensis) in Apulia, has carried its present name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce.[Archdiocese of Otranto
** Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli
** Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
; Ecclesiastical Province of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
*]Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
The Archdiocese of Messina ( la, Archidioecesis Messanensis-Liparensis-Sanctae Luciae) was founded as the Diocese of Messina but was raised to the level of an archdiocese on 30 September 1986 with the merging with the former Diocese of Lipari ( ...
** Diocese of Nicosia
** Diocese of Patti
; Ecclesiastical Province of Milan
*Archdiocese of Milan
The Archdiocese of Milan ( it, Arcidiocesi di Milano; la, Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has lon ...
**Diocese of Bergamo
The Diocese of Bergamo ( la, Dioecesis Bergomensis; it, Diocesi di Bergamo; lmo, Diocesi de Bergum) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.[Diocese of Brescia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia ( la, Dioecesis Brixiensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, in Lombardy (Northwestern Italy).][Diocese of Como
The Diocese of Como ( la, Dioecesis Comensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It was established in the Fourth Century. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of ...]
**Diocese of Crema
The Diocese of Crema ( la, Dioecesis Cremensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Lombardy in northern Italy. It has existed since 1579. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Milan.[Diocese of Cremona
The Diocese of Cremona ( la, Dioecesis Cremonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan ...]
**Diocese of Lodi
The Diocese of Lodi ( la, Dioecesis Laudensis) is an Italian Roman Catholic territorial entity that existed since the 4th century; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.[Diocese of Mantua
The Diocese of Mantua ( la, Dioecesis Mantuana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The diocese existed at the beginning of the 8th century, though the earliest attested bishop is Laiulfus (827). ...]
**Diocese of Pavia
The Diocese of Pavia ( la, Dioecesis Papiensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan only since 1817.[Diocese of Vigevano
; Ecclesiastical Province of Modena-Nonantola
*]Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
** Diocese of Carpi
** Diocese of Fidenza
** Diocese of Parma
** Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
** Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla
; Ecclesiastical Province of Naples
*Archdiocese of Naples
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples ( it, Arcidiocesi di Napoli; la, Archidioecesis Neapolitana) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded there in the 1st century AD a ...
**Archdiocese of Capua
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua ( la, Archidioecesis Capuana) is an archdiocese (originally a suffragan bishopric) of the Roman Catholic Church in Capua, in Campania, Italy, but its archbishop no longer holds metropolitan rank and has no ...
** Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia
** Diocese of Acerra
** Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo
** Diocese of Aversa
** Diocese of Caserta
** Diocese of Ischia
**Diocese of Nola
The Diocese of Nola ( la, Dioecesis Nolana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.
** Diocese of Pozzuoli
** Diocese of Sessa Aurunca
** Diocese of Teano-Calvi
** Territorial Prelature of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario
; Ecclesiastical Province of Oristano
* Archdiocese of Oristano
** Diocese of Ales-Terralba
; Ecclesiastical Province of Palermo
* Archdiocese of Palermo
**Archdiocese of Monreale
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Monreale ( la, Archidioecesis Montis Regalis) is in Sicily. As of 2000 it is no longer a metropolitan see, and is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.[Diocese of Cefalu
** Diocese of Mazara del Vallo
** Diocese of Trapani
; Ecclesiastical Province of Perugia-Città della Pieve
* Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve
**]Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino ( la, Dioecesis Assisiensis-Nucerina-Tadinensis) in Umbria, has existed since 1986. In that year the historic Diocese of Assisi, known as the birthplace of Francis of Assisi, was ...
** Diocese of Città di Castello
**Diocese of Foligno
The Diocese of Foligno ( la, Dioecesis Fulginatensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Umbria, Italy. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolis (religious jurisdict ...
**Diocese of Gubbio
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Gubbio ( la, Dioecesis Eugubina) is in the province of Perugia, in Umbria, central Italy.
; Ecclesiastical Province of Pesaro
* Archdiocese of Pesaro
** Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado
** Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola
; Ecclesiastical Province of Pescara-Penne
*Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
The Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne ( la, Archidioecesis Piscariensis-Pinnensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory on the east coast in central Italy.
It was promoted to the status of metropolitan archbishopric in 1982, and its name was ...
** Diocese of Teramo-Atri
; Ecclesiastical Province of Pisa
*
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Livorno.html" ;"title="717, Pisan">708, Pisan); on 30–31 July 1716 Diocese_of_Livorno
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Massa_Carrara-Pontremoli.html" ;"title="717, Pisan and on 31 J ...
** Diocese_of_Livorno
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Massa_Carrara-Pontremoli">Diocese_of_Massa_Carrara-Pontremoli
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Pescia.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Livorno">Diocese of Livorno
** Diocese_of_Massa_Carrara-Pontremoli
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Pescia">Diocese_of_Pescia
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Volterra.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli">Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli
** Diocese_of_Pescia
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Volterra">Diocese_of_Volterra
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Potenza-Muro_Lucano-Marsico_Nuovo
*Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Potenza-Muro_Lucano-Marsico_Nuovo.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Pescia">Diocese of Pescia
** Diocese_of_Volterra
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Potenza-Muro_Lucano-Marsico_Nuovo
*Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Potenza-Muro_Lucano-Marsico_Nuovo">Archdiocese_of_Potenza-Muro_Lucano-Marsico_Nuovo
**Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Acerenza.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Volterra">Diocese of Volterra
; Ecclesiastical Province of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
* Archdiocese_of_Potenza-Muro_Lucano-Marsico_Nuovo
**Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Acerenza">Archdiocese_of_Acerenza
**Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Matera-Irsina.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo">Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
** Archdiocese_of_Acerenza
**Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Matera-Irsina">Archdiocese_of_Matera-Irsina
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acerenza">Archdiocese of Acerenza
** Archdiocese_of_Matera-Irsina
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa">Diocese_of_Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Tricarico.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina">Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina
** Diocese_of_Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Tricarico">Diocese_of_Tricarico
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Tursi-Lagonegro.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa">Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa
** Diocese_of_Tricarico
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Tursi-Lagonegro">Diocese_of_Tursi-Lagonegro
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Ravenna-Cervia
*Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Ravenna-Cervia.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Tricarico">Diocese of Tricarico
** Diocese_of_Tursi-Lagonegro
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Ravenna-Cervia
*Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Ravenna-Cervia">Archdiocese_of_Ravenna-Cervia
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Cesena-Sarsina.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro">Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro
; Ecclesiastical Province of Ravenna-Cervia
* Archdiocese_of_Ravenna-Cervia
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Cesena-Sarsina">Diocese_of_Cesena-Sarsina
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Forlì-Bertinoro.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia">Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
** Diocese_of_Cesena-Sarsina
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Forlì-Bertinoro">Diocese_of_Forli-Bertinoro
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Rimini.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina">Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina
** Diocese_of_Forli-Bertinoro
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Rimini">Diocese_of_Rimini
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_San_Marino-Montefeltro.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Forlì-Bertinoro">Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro
**Diocese_of_Rimini
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_San_Marino-Montefeltro">Diocese_of_San_Marino-Montefeltro
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Reggio_Calabria-Bova
*Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Reggio_Calabria-Bova.html" "title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Rimini">Diocese of Rimini
**
Diocese_of_San_Marino-Montefeltro
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Reggio_Calabria-Bova
*Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Reggio_Calabria-Bova">Archdiocese_of_Reggio_Calabria-Bova
_
The_Archdiocese_of_Reggio_Calabria-Bova_(_la,_Archidioecesis_Rheginensis-Bovensis)_is_a_Latin_Church_ecclesiastical_territory_or_diocese_of_the_Catholic_Church_in__Calabria,_southern_Italy._It_received_its_current_title_in_1986,_when_the_independe_...
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Locri-Gerace.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro">Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro
; Ecclesiastical Province of Reggio Calabria-Bova
*Archdiocese_of_Reggio_Calabria-Bova_
The_Archdiocese_of_Reggio_Calabria-Bova_(_la,_Archidioecesis_Rheginensis-Bovensis)_is_a_Latin_Church_ecclesiastical_territory_or_diocese_of_the_Catholic_Church_in__Calabria,_southern_Italy._It_received_its_current_title_in_1986,_when_the_independe_...
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Locri-Gerace">Diocese_of_Locri-Gerace_
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea.html" "title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova">Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova
The Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova ( la, Archidioecesis Rheginensis-Bovensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria, southern Italy. It received its current title in 1986, when the independe ...
** Diocese_of_Locri-Gerace_
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea">Diocese_of_Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea_
The_Diocese_of_Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea_is_a_Roman_Catholic_ecclesiastical_territory_in__Calabria,_southern_Italy,_created_in_1986._In_that_year_the_historical_Diocese_of_Mileto_was_united_with_the__Diocese_of_Nicotera-Tropea._The_diocese_is_a__suff_...
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Oppido_Mamertina-Palmi.html" ;"title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Locri-Gerace">Diocese of Locri-Gerace
**Diocese_of_Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea_
The_Diocese_of_Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea_is_a_Roman_Catholic_ecclesiastical_territory_in__Calabria,_southern_Italy,_created_in_1986._In_that_year_the_historical_Diocese_of_Mileto_was_united_with_the__Diocese_of_Nicotera-Tropea._The_diocese_is_a__suff_...
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Oppido_Mamertina-Palmi">Diocese_of_Oppido_Mamertina-Palmi
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Rome
* Diocese_of_Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea_
The_Diocese_of_Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea_is_a_Roman_Catholic_ecclesiastical_territory_in__Calabria,_southern_Italy,_created_in_1986._In_that_year_the_historical_Diocese_of_Mileto_was_united_with_the__Diocese_of_Nicotera-Tropea._The_diocese_is_a__suff_...
**Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Oppido_Mamertina-Palmi">Diocese_of_Oppido_Mamertina-Palmi
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Rome
*Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Rome">Diocese_of_Rome_
The_Diocese_of_Rome_(_la,_Dioecesis_Urbis_seu_Romana;__it,_Diocesi_di_Roma)_is_the__ecclesiastical_district_under_the_direct_jurisdiction_of_the_Pope,_who_is_Bishop_of_Rome_and_hence_the_supreme_pontiff_and_head_of_the_worldwide_Catholic_Church_...
**Roman_Catholic_Suburbicarian_Diocese_of_Albano.html" ;"title="Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Rome.html" "title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea">Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea
The Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical Diocese of Mileto was united with the Diocese of Nicotera-Tropea. The diocese is a suff ...
;_Ecclesiastical_Province_of_Rome
*Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Rome">Diocese_of_Rome